Allow for normal key overload.

[voronind-com]

The scenario I have is that when I tap esc key it is used as a grave symbol, but when held I use it as a print key for Sway combos like print+a or print+b. Basically I want it to behave like a character input on tap and held print key when held. Currently I have to use timeout(grave, 150, print) because overload(print, grave) doesn't work, which is sub-optimal. Thanks!

[nsbgn]

You can do: ``` [ids] * [main] esc = overload(print, grave) [print] a = print+a b= print+b ``` ... etcetera. There are issues in the backlog to make this sort of thing easier and less verbose in the future - I can look them up later.

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On January 22, 2025 4:24:46 PM GMT+01:00, "Dmitry 🌊" ***@***.***> wrote: The scenario I have is that when I tap `esc` key it is used as a `grave` symbol, but when held I use it as a `print` key for Sway combos like `print+a` or `print+b`. Basically I want it to behave like a character input on tap and held `print` key when held. Currently I have to use `timeout(grave, 150, print)` because `overload(print, grave)` doesn't work, which is sub-optimal. Thanks! -- Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: #919 You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Message ID: ***@***.***>

[voronind-com]

You can do:

[ids]
*
[main]
esc = overload(print, grave)
[print]
a = print+a
b= print+b

... etcetera. There are issues in the backlog to make this sort of thing easier and less verbose in the future - I can look them up later.
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That will work I guess. Thanks! Should I close the issue or keep it to track the progress?

[voronind-com]

Got it working!

For NixOS users it's somewhat easy to generate:

let
  mkAllLetterKeysSet =
    mkValue:
    "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
    |> lib.strings.stringToCharacters
    |> map (key: {
      name = key;
      value = mkValue key;
    })
    |> lib.listToAttrs;
in
{
  services.keyd.keyboards.default.settings = {
    main.esc = "overload(layer_print, grave)";
    layer_print = mkAllLetterKeysSet (key: "macro(print+${key})");
  };
}

This will generate

[layer_print]
a=macro(print+a)
b=macro(print+b)
c=macro(print+c)
d=macro(print+d)
e=macro(print+e)
f=macro(print+f)
g=macro(print+g)
h=macro(print+h)
i=macro(print+i)
j=macro(print+j)
k=macro(print+k)
l=macro(print+l)
m=macro(print+m)
n=macro(print+n)
o=macro(print+o)
p=macro(print+p)
q=macro(print+q)
r=macro(print+r)
s=macro(print+s)
t=macro(print+t)
u=macro(print+u)
v=macro(print+v)
w=macro(print+w)
x=macro(print+x)
y=macro(print+y)
z=macro(print+z)

[main]
esc=overload(layer_print, grave)